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Student expelled in China for dissenting views, raising concerns over acad
Updated : 6 months ago IST
According to The Epoch Times, the expelled student, a physics major who enrolled in 2023, reportedly angered university authorities after openly rejecting Communist ideology during political theory classes. Four classmates filed reports accusing him of "challenging party doctrines" and "disr
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Over 300 global scholars urge SAARC to intervene in 'unjust dismissal' of
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
More than 300 scholars have appealed to the Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to urgently intervene in the "unjust and punitive dismissal" of an Associate Professor at the South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi.
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CCP's subversion efforts in New Zealand spark regional alarm
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Experts warn Pacific nations to guard against Beijing's influence after two incidents in New Zealand, including pressure on a Taiwan-linked event and airport security protests. Scholar David Yeau-Tarn Lee said New Zealand is aligning with democracies to resist CCP infiltration and defend sov
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Beijing's growing influence, suppression of academic freedom in UK Univers
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The publication, titled "Cold Crises: Academic Freedom and Interference in China Studies in the UK", claims that the Chinese government is employing students, scholars, and financial leverage to intimidate academics and limit discussions on sensitive subjects, thereby creating a culture of f
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University of Houston defends academic freedom amid controversy over Hindu
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The University of Houston (UH) has reaffirmed its commitment to academic freedom after a student complained about a course titled "Lived Hindu Religion."
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Human Rights Watch claims academic freedom in Hong Kong nosedived after im
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The educational freedom in Hong Kong continues to decline as the Chinese government imposed the National Security Law on the city on June 30, 2020.
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India's aspiration to build world-class universities: Role of internationa
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI/OP Jindal University): The University of Virginia has inaugurated a new partnership with O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) - one of India's leading private universities located near New Delhi - to provide a significant new platform for student and schola
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Chinese pro-democracy students facing harassment, threats in Australian un
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 30 (ANI): A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has revealed that many Chinese pro-democracy students are facing harassment, surveillance and threats in Australian universities and said that there is a lack of oversight and accountability mechanisms to ensure their aca
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Founders have never interfered with academic freedom, says Ashoka Universi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Ashoka University's Chancellor Rudrangshu Mukherjee issued a statement on Sunday saying that the founders of the university have never interfered with academic freedom.
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